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Maaike Polder
Maaike is a Dutch-language feminine given name, originally a diminutive of the name Maria. Notable people with the name include: * Maaike Aarts (born 1976), Dutch violinist * Maaike Caelers (born 1990), Dutch triathlete * Maaike Polspoel (born 1989), Belgian cyclist * Maaike Schoorel (born 1973), Dutch artist * Maaike Schroeder (born 1971), Dutch cricketer * Maaike Smit (born 1966), Dutch wheelchair athlete * Maaike Vos (born 1985), Dutch speed skater * Maaike Petrie Faulstich Maaike is a Dutch-language feminine given name, originally a diminutive of the name Maria. Notable people with the name include: * Maaike Aarts (born 1976), Dutch violinist * Maaike Caelers (born 1990), Dutch triathlete * Maaike Polspoel (born 1989 ... (born 1977), Dutch Geologist {{Given name Dutch feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria (given Name)
Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Latin Christianity. It has its origin as the feminine form of the Roman name ''Marius (name), Marius'' (see Maria gens), and, after Christianity has spread across the Roman empire, it became the Latinised form of the name of Miriam: Mary, mother of Jesus. ''Maria'' (Greek language, Greek: Μαρία) is a form of the name used in the New Testament, standing alongside ''Mariam'' (Μαριάμ). It reflects the Syro-Aramaic name ''Maryam'', which is in turn derived from the Biblical Hebrew name ''Miriam (name), Miriam''. As a result of their similarity and syncretism, the Latin original name ''Maria'' and the Hebrew-derived ''Maria'' combined to form a single name. The name is also sometimes used as a male (middle) name. This was historically the case in many Central Europe countries and still is the case in countries with strong Catholic traditions, where it signified patronage of the Virgin Mary (French-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maaike Aarts
Maaike Aarts (born in Amsterdam, March 10, 1976) is a Dutch violinist. She is a member of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ( nl, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, ) is a Dutch symphony orchestra, based at the Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw (concert hall). Considered one of the world's leading orchestras, Queen Beatrix conferred the "R ..., for which she plays as a first violin, since December 2004. She was briefly a member of the heavy metal band Celestial Season, playing in their 1995 releases Solar Lovers and Sonic Orb. References 1976 births Living people Dutch classical violinists Players of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Rock violinists Musicians from Amsterdam 21st-century classical violinists {{Violinist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maaike Caelers
Maaike Caelers (born 2 September 1990) is a Dutch triathlete. She competed in the Women's event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2013, she was part of ECS Triathlon Espérance cycliste Sartrouville Triathlon or ECS Triathlon is a French sports club based in the suburbs of Paris, commune of Sartrouville. The club's specialization is triathlon for elite level athletes, especially Olympians. Team members have ... club. The table shows the most significant results (podium) achieved on the national and international triathlon circuit since 2010. References External links * * 1990 births Living people Dutch female triathletes Olympic triathletes of the Netherlands Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for the Netherlands Triathletes at the 2015 European Games Sportspeople from Weert 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-triathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
